Number of Positions: One (1)
Duty Station: HRNS ET Jimma Field Office
Reports To: Field Office Coordinator (Administrative) & Country Office MEAL Team (Technical)
1. Core Technical Delivery
- Familiarize with the scope and breadth of Neumann Foundation Ethiopia’s program activities to support effective day-to-day implementation.
- Support the use of MEAL findings to strengthen the economic and social wellbeing of youth groups, farmer groups, and producer organizations.
- Provide technical assistance and training to partners and staff on appropriate methodologies for planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
- Ensure trainees and partners apply appropriate MEAL frameworks and tools in project implementation.
- Collaborate with the Field Office Coordinator and Gender Officer to design and implement effective MEAL systems and tools.
2. MEAL and CommCare Data Management
- Use Commcare for the project real data collection and analysis
- Support and capacitate field staff, DAs and YAIG leaders/facilitators on the use of Commcare
- Develop and implement robust monitoring and evaluation systems and tools.
- Lead the design, planning, implementation, and analysis of baseline studies.
- Coordinate and conduct regular monitoring and verification visits to partners and beneficiary communities.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and complete data capture in the CommCare system; identify gaps and implement corrective actions through supervision and training.
- Ensure timely availability of quality data on key project results through effective reporting systems.
- Support and participate in project evaluations (baseline, midline, endline) and other assessments in coordination with the Country Office MEAL team.
- Assist in the development and periodic review of MEAL manuals, frameworks, and tools aligned with project objectives.
- Maintain close coordination with the Country Office MEAL team to ensure standardization and quality assurance.
3. Reporting and Visibility
- Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual project performance reports in collaboration with field officers.
- Document project activities, processes, emerging models, case studies, and lessons learned.
- Prepare knowledge products and facilitate learning events to promote project visibility and learning.
- Coordinate information from implementing partners and donors for the preparation of reports and presentations.
4. Compliance & Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate with implementing partners to ensure consistent application of MEAL systems and reporting requirements.
- Ensure alignment of MEAL practices with Neumann Foundation Ethiopia standards, objectives, and donor expectations.
- Strengthen collaboration with internal teams, partners, and stakeholders to support accountability and transparency.
- Contribute to effective team integration and organizational alignment to enhance overall project performance and stakeholder engagement.
Responsibility for assigned adhoc duties: Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Field office Coordinator